Where does “mem” come from?
Mem comes from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, derived from Proto-Semitic maʾ-, which traces to Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ-, a root of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
mem (English): The thirteenth letter of many Semitic...
Definitions
- The thirteenth letter of many Semitic...
Ancestry of “mem”, step by step
mem traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मेम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मेम | the wife of a British official; a married upper... |
| 2 | English | ma’am | A polite and formal way to address a woman |
| 3 | English | madam | "Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying... |
| 4 | Middle English | madame | madam polite term of address or (less often) title for a noble lady |
| 5 | Old French | madame | — |
| 6 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 7 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 8 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 9 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 10 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via English memory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | memory | The ability of the brain to record information or... |
| 2 | Old French | memoire | memory |
| 3 | Latin | memoria | memory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |